the north american vertical dat ##um of 1988 ; it seems the original measurement resulted from the sea level dat ##um of 1929 . a matter of some contention arose after the great depression over the heights of el ##bert and its neighbor , mount massive , which differ in elevation by only 12 feet ( 3 @ . @ 7 m ) . this led to an ongoing dispute that came to a head with the mount massive supporters building large piles of stones on the summit to boost its height , only to have the mount el ##bert proponents demo ##lish them . the effort was ultimately unsuccessful and mount el ##bert has remained the highest peak in colorado . the first motorized ascent of el
the north american vertical datum of 1988 ; it seems the original measurement resulted from the sea level datum of 1929. a matter of some contention arose after the great depression over the heights of elbert and its neighbor, mount massive, which differ in elevation by only 12 feet ( 3 @. @ 7 m ). this led to an ongoing dispute that came to a head with the mount massive supporters building large piles of stones on the summit to boost its height, only to have the mount elbert proponents demolish them. the effort was ultimately unsuccessful and mount elbert has remained the highest peak in colorado. the first motorized ascent of el